State Board of Education members played mostly nice with one another Thursday, as they added and subtracted historical figures to the social studies curriculum. In: the first Hispanic Texas Supreme Court justice, Tejanos who died at the Alamo, and W.E.B. Du Bois. Out: “Ma” Ferguson, Henry Cisneros, and Dolores Huerta.
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TribBlog: SBOE = State Board of Editors
When the State Board of Education finally got to amending the social studies curriculum, members burrowed deeply into the weeds, holding extended debates over the parsing of seemingly innocuous phrases, like “citizens” vs. “good citizens.”
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TribBlog: Amid Controversy, Texas Gets an ‘A’ for Standards
But Education Week gives state’s education system average marks in other categories, and a C+ overall.
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The American History Wars
As the SBOE grinded through testimony on Wednesday over its controversial social studies standards, much of the debate teetered on two basic fulcrums: teaching vs. indoctrination and patriotism vs. realism.
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Out of the Race
Texas will not apply for Race for the Top, the one-time federal grant worth up to $700 million for the state. Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott cited strings attached to the potential money: “It was chock full of burdens. Their overall policy was to control curriculum across the country.”
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TribBlog: “Diverse States of America”
The State Board of Education gets an earful on patriotism, multiculturalism and Sikhism as it hears public comment on social studies standards
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The Brief: January 13, 2010
Remember those kids who would do extra homework assignments — without turning them in? Apparently Gov. Rick Perry and Education Commissioner Robert Scott might have just such students.
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TribBlog: Today’s SBOE History Hearings
As the state school board holds a public hearing on social studies standards today, expect a torrent of pent-up input from advocacy groups treading the familiar ground of God, race and patriotism.
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TribBlog: Can Cash for Teachers Fix Poor Schools?
“Not even Jesus could save everybody,” one teacher laments.
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Guest Column: The 2010 Agenda: Business
To restore jobs lost during the recession and to prepare for those ready to enter the job market, Texas must create more than two million jobs in the next decade. A key factor in achieving this target is having educated employees available to fill positions as they become available.
